# Accident 19760331007329A: Ayres S2R, Markham, TX, March 31, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1976
- Place: Markham, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 28.9625° N, 96.0640° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Markham, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9625&lon=-96.0640&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5015X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5015X-2017-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander S2R (registry code 0143022, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Reported engine: PWA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,240 total, 500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76DRA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRA27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760331007329A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HIT LEVEE. NO ENG MALFUNCTION FOUND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW76DRA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRA27), Mar 31, 1976: Aero Comdr 600S2R (N5015X), Markham, TX, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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